Jefferson County

NEW BRIEFS: Port Angeles School Board meeting … and other items

The Port Angeles School Board will consider replacing a 2007 interlocal agreement with one that adds Peninsula College and the Lower Elwha… Continue reading

PAT NEAL: The spud and I

THERE ARE FEW things more enjoyable to a gardener that planting potatoes. They are easy to plant. In fact, you can often just replant the… Continue reading

Sour notes in tsunami siren song: Clallam issues false alarm, Jefferson chimes fail to sound

Sour notes in tsunami siren song: Clallam issues false alarm, Jefferson chimes fail to sound

The monthly tsunami siren tests on the North Olympic Peninsula did not go as planned Monday, with an erroneous tsunami warning in… Continue reading

Sour notes in tsunami siren song: Clallam issues false alarm, Jefferson chimes fail to sound
Port of Port Townsend opens bids for Point Hudson jetty project

Port of Port Townsend opens bids for Point Hudson jetty project

Four sealed bids were opened Monday afternoon by the Port of Port Townsend for the Point Hudson south jetty replacement project. American… Continue reading

Port of Port Townsend opens bids for Point Hudson jetty project
NEWS BRIEFS: 23 graduate from emergency medical technician class … and other items

NEWS BRIEFS: 23 graduate from emergency medical technician class … and other items

Jefferson County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Trauma Care Council’s 2018 Basic Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) class graduated 23 students March 24.… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: 23 graduate from emergency medical technician class … and other items
Jefferson County Republican Party chair to run for commissioner post

Jefferson County Republican Party chair to run for commissioner post

Jon Cooke, Jefferson County Republican Party chairman, has announced that he will run for Board of County Commissioners, District 3, the seat currently… Continue reading

Jefferson County Republican Party chair to run for commissioner post
PHOTO: Jeanette Best estate sale benefits memorial fund

PHOTO: Jeanette Best estate sale benefits memorial fund

Carol Self of Marrowstone Island and Joyce Roberts of Port Ludlow compare items they plan to buy during an estate and art sale from the… Continue reading

PHOTO: Jeanette Best estate sale benefits memorial fund

State lawmakers, leaders to visit Port Angeles for rural economic development meeting

Lawmakers and leaders from across the state, including Speaker of the House Frank Chopp and state Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz,… Continue reading

Theater troupe to explore Second Amendment right, guns

Is the right to bear arms important to you? Is gun control important to you? What is going on for people underneath… Continue reading

EYE ON JEFFERSON: County mulls pact for Rhody Fest carnival

The three Jefferson County commissioners will consider a special facilities use agreement for the Port Townsend Rhododendron Festival carnival at a meeting that begins at… Continue reading

Best of the Peninsula voting is underway now through May 31. Click here to vote today!

Best of the Peninsula voting is underway now through May 31. Click here to vote today!

It’s time again to vote for Best of the Peninsula in separate Clallam County and Jefferson County polling. All voting for the scores of categories… Continue reading

Best of the Peninsula voting is underway now through May 31. Click here to vote today!
Parade, blessing of fleet celebrate boating season’s opening day in Port Townsend

Parade, blessing of fleet celebrate boating season’s opening day in Port Townsend

On a picture-perfect Saturday afternoon on Port Townsend Bay, 43 vessels and a paddle boarder celebrated opening day of the 2018 boating… Continue reading

Parade, blessing of fleet celebrate boating season’s opening day in Port Townsend

A GROWING CONCERN: Ideal plants for baskets and containers

WE’RE QUICKLY UPON basket and container season. It’s a season that garners a variety of creative opportunities along with numerous advantages, as you aim to… Continue reading

BIRD WATCH: In the blink of an eye, spring bursts forth

and beware. Spring is going to bust out all over the place whether you are in residence or… Continue reading

EYE ON BUSINESS: This week’s meetings

Monthly luncheon meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month at 11:15 a.m. in the… Continue reading

HELP LINE: There are things Medicare salespeople can’t do

LAST WEEK, I shared a list of things to do, not do or know about our new Medicare cards; then I got another list (I… Continue reading

House leaders move to suspend state lawmaker

Washington state Democratic House leaders are moving to suspend a state lawmaker from his legislative committee chairmanship following accusations of inappropriate behavior. House… Continue reading

NEWS BRIEFS: Clallam Chain Gang busy … and other items

The Clallam County Sheriff’s Office Chain Gang planted trees and shrubs on the slopes of the McDonald Creek Bridge during the week… Continue reading

Port Townsend’s Water Street paving to begin Thursday

Port Townsend’s Water Street paving to begin Thursday

The Water Street Enhancement Project team will check one more item off its to-do list this week as the first stage of… Continue reading

Port Townsend’s Water Street paving to begin Thursday

Tsunami siren system to be tested Monday

Winchester chimes will be heard at noon Monday in Clallam and Jefferson counties during a test of the tsunami siren system. Those… Continue reading